Maywa Montenegro, Joshua Sbicca, and Annie Shattuck

Trade, Tariffs, and Soybeans

Trump has consistently claimed that exporters, those countries who are “ripping us off,” are paying the tariffs. However, the actual data tell a different story.

Bill Barclay Nov 6, 2025

Left Hook Economics

Wage Stagnation vs. Living Wages for U.S. Workers Today

Far from earning living wages, most U.S. workers have experienced wage stagnation since the 1970s--a trend largely obscured by political rhetoric and misinformation.

Robert Pollin Nov 3, 2025

Left Hook Economics

Inflation Haunting Halloween

A specter is haunting Halloween—the specter of inflation.

John Miller Oct 31, 2025

MAYWA MONTENEGRO is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California-Davis; JOSHUA SBICCA is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Colorado State University; ANNIE SHATTUCK is an assistant profe

1 article

Issue 343

U.S. Agriculture Needs a 21st-Century New Deal

These are difficult times in farm country. Historic spring rains--600% above average in some places--inundated fields and homes. The U.

Maywa Montenegro, Joshua Sbicca, and Annie Shattuck Jul 1, 2019